Audio

Spotify today announced the financial results for Q4 2022. Spotify Ad Revenue grew 14% in Q4 last year to 449 million euros.

Triton Digital last week announced the release of the U.S. Year-End Podcast Report. Podcast downloads increased by 20% in 2022 over the prior year, with an average of 3.8 hours of content downloaded per listener, per week.

Blubrry Podcasting last week integrated Auphonic, offering now audio mastering during the publishing process. Blubrry is offering a 30-day free trial for any hosting customer to try Media Mastering, starting Jan. 19. After this trial, it will be an additional monthly fee.

PRISA today announced its audio advertising revenue grew 43% last year, over the previous year. PRISA Audio registered up 574 million downloads and 971 million listening hours last year - a year-over-year increase of 39% and 17%, respectively.

Apple today launched the second generation of the HomePod, for $299 or €349. HomePod is the smart speaker integrated into the Apple ecosystem, and packed with the personal assistant Siri.

This feature enables creators to authorize Omny Studio to deliver free and subscriber episodes to Apple Podcasts on their behalf.

Call-to-action (CTA) cards on podcast ads in the Spotify apps enables advertisers to display clickable ads in podcasts.